Mass manufacturing left the Berkshires a long time ago, but that sector of the local economy is far from dead. The county contains several small manufacturing firms that make all sorts of interesting products,

With a new location, 1Berkshire grew its annual career fair this year. The fair was traditionally held at the Berkshire Hills Country Club, which limited the number of employers to around 50. Berkshire Community

American architecture firm Bruner/Cott has completed the latest stage in transforming a former textile factory into the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Read more about the expansion at Mass MoCA >>

In 2009, after reading Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, lifelong theatre artist and educator Kristen van Ginhoven had a lightbulb moment. What if

I first came to the Berkshires from Ethiopia in the fall of 2010 to pursue a high-quality education. After spending four years as an international student at Williams College in picturesque Williamstown, I graduated

How do you make living and working in the Berkshires viable and sustainable? Be creative. The demographics and economy of the county are changing. As the traditional models of manufacturing and 9-to-5 work days fade

"Buy local" is a mantra that has appeal across the political spectrum. Small communities have preached this gospel for a long time. Our current president advocates a version on a national scale. So how

Jonathan Butler grew up in Adams, graduated from Hoosac Valley High School, attended college in New Hampshire, and began his professional career in Boston. It was a well-worn path for millennials, those between the ages

Last year, Barrington Stage received $10,000 from Mass Humanities to host a two-day symposium about race and bias, centered around the play "American Son," about an interracial couple confronting the country's racial divide. The